The Liverpool Archives also appear to have some info about these premises. I wonder if they had links with their near neighbours at Gandy Belt Ltd? Here's the Archive's listing for it anyhow: -
Wallasey: Alfred Road [no ref. or date]
These documents are held at Liverpool Record Office and Local History Service
No further details Alfred Road, Wallasey: correspondence, papers and plans concerning valuation of land adjoining works of Goodyear Tyre Co. 720KIR/1243 1956
Just found a new archive site relating to all things Transport & Industry. It's called 'The Commercial Motor' Archive. Tons of local history stuff on there. Possibly has more info on Goodyear but I haven't had time to look.
Judging from the address in the phone book Bert posted and buddy's note of it being Alfred Rd., I guess that it probably occupied parcel 95 on the O.S.map I posted.
Judging from the address in the phone book Bert posted and buddy's note of it being Alfred Rd., I guess that it probably occupied parcel 95 on the O.S.map I posted.
...and apparently floating somewhere in the South Sea!
Judging from the address in the phone book Bert posted and buddy's note of it being Alfred Rd., I guess that it probably occupied parcel 95 on the O.S.map I posted.
...and apparently floating somewhere in the South Sea!
Just wondering if Goodyear took over the Plaster Board Works site, the plaster works closing around 1949 and Goodyear opening 1951, would fall in with Chris's Island.
Interesting comparing chriskay's 1909 map with bert's. Never knew there was a bowling green down by the Goods Station, or that it was originally used as a cattle pen. I guess the cattle pen had something to do with the fertilizer works and possibly the Seacombe Pottery.
Seems to be some confusion, bert. Hansard seems to be referring to a different place i.e. the plaster beard works in Dock Road. (It's hardly surprising it closed; who'd want a plaster beard?)
76. Mr. Marples
asked the President of the Board of Trade in view of the fact that Merseyside is now a development area, what steps he proposes to take to provide employment for the workers made redundant by the proposed closing down of the British Plaster Beard works in Dock Road, Wallasey.
